Sunday, January 16, 2011

It is a satisfying feeling to sit here and watch the sun sink into the horizon after a nice weekend. The sky that was kind of heavy and gray all day now has brilliant shades of pink and oranges peeking out of its edges. I think this is a good indicator for less gray and more blue tomorrow.

Gray days are good for staying inside and doing things. And that is just what happened…lots of doing. Sewing, baking and more organizing than I thought possible.

I made this loaf of bread from our go-to recipe we use in the bread machine each week. Only this time after letting the machine do most of the work I took the dough and shaped it, letting it rise near the woodstove for an hour. I baked it in the regular oven at 350. Remembering what Julia Child said about French bakeries and humidity I added a small cast iron skillet of water to the lower shelf and sprayed the bread a few times intermittently with a water mist. And if you’ll let me brag: it was very, very, very good. Did you see I used very 3x?

As I write this the Patriots game is on VERY LOUD. And they are losing which means someone is speaking to the TV VERY LOUD. Boy oh boy I guess I’d better go and roller-skate through the living room naked, that always cheers him up.

My man was hooting for the Seahawks as though he was a Seahawk or maybe the ref...boys will be boys!

Julia Child is wonderful. Did you see the movie Julie Julia...I think that is what it was called.

I was reading back to your Betsy book post. I have never read those books but I see them from time to time. They are tough to find in the antique stores. They look as charming as can be! I think they have been re-released?

Come when you finish your bread (wink) and see what I'm up to. I'm opening my own store...yikes...in two weeks! Get ready, get set, go!

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My favorite things are the color of the sky and the sea. Also taking walks through each season. I love noticing little footprints in the snow, the laughter of my children. I write my way through my life, whether it is in an old notebook or on the computer.
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